Our final concert of the season took place on Saturday June 10th at Sierra Madre Memorial Park. We are thankful to all of our wonderful donors and supporters who make our concerts possible and to all of the performers who volunteer their time and energy to each event. This particular park concert was special becuase of the fun collorabation with the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry! To view photos from the park concert click HERE. To view a complete list of donors for the 2016-2-17 season, click HERE.

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Friday, May 12, 8:00 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena

WHO: Pasadena Community Orchestra

WHAT: Join Pasadena Community Orchestra and talented young pianist Rufus Bordal on a world tour through music! At age 16, pianist Rufus Bordal has already won 1st place in numerous prestigious competitions (including the Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition), and has performed concertos with several Los Angeles-area orchestras.

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts has recently awarded us a grant and we would like to encourage you to support their fundraising efforts by purchasing tickets and visiting the 2017 Showcase House of Design. April 23 – May 21, 2017. Purchase tickets HERE.

Oliverson performs this epic romantic favorite with the fire and passion audiences have come to expect from this rising star. The orchestra, under Music Director Bethany Pflueger, contributes three other joy-infused works to the program: Glinka’s irresistible “Russlan and Ludmilla Overture,” Prokofiev’s witty “Lieutenant Kijé Suite,” and Mozart’s Overture to the ebullient “Cosi Fan Tutte.”

On Friday, November 11, 2016, at 8:00 p.m., violin phenomenon Aubree Oliverson joins Pasadena Community Orchestra, performing Wieniawski’s fiery Vioin Concerto No. 2. Audiences were swept away by her May 2015 performance of Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole with PCO, as well as by her performances last summer at the famed Aspen and Innsbrook Music Festivals. Oliverson has garnered multiple high honors, including the United States Presidential Scholar for the Arts, given to only 20 graduating high school students nation-wide. The orchestra, led by Music Director Bethany Pflueger, rounds out the evening with three joyous, high-energy offerings. You can’t help but smile at the wildly energetic Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla, by the “father of Russian music,” Mikhail Glinka. Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé Suite (one of his most popular works), showcases the composer’s great wit, melodic gifts, and programmatic skills. The Overture to Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, like the opera, is light-hearted and ebullient, with bright, sparkling sounds and melodies that exude lively good humor. Audience members may meet the soloist, Music Director Bethany Pflueger, and other musicians at a reception following the concert. Admission is free, and no reservations are necessary.

At First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena.

Welcome to the new season of the PCO! Nothing matches the experience of live music, and this wonderful group of musicians will be bringing you exciting performances of the best of orchestral literature. We want to share with you the magic of music from around the world, from composers past and present, and works featuring great soloists, along with our own wonderful musicians. Please join us! We’ll look forward to seeing you at the concerts!

Alexander Agate has packed a lifetime’s worth of piano study into 10 years. Currently a senior in Piano Performance at the highly regarded music department at Cal State Northridge, Agate has also participated in master classes with numerous distinguished pianists, and summer institutes led by still more luminaries. The Prokofiev “Piano Concerto #1” will showcase all his considerable skill, with its powerful, gleaming main theme, driving rhythms, and pull-out-all-the-stops finale. The Shostakovich “Festive Overture” is also high-energy, a truly festive showstopper reminiscent of a John Williams score. The other two works on the program, Dvorak’s “Czech Suite” and Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody #2,” give us vivid evocations of their composers countries and people, using lively folk dances and lyrical, characteristic melodies. And it doesn’t hurt that the “Hungarian Rhapsody” has figured in countless cartoons, songs, and movies over the years! Audience members may meet the soloist, Music Director, and other musicians at a reception following the concert. Admission is free, and no reservations are necessary.

SPONSORS: Concerts are made possible in part by the Michael J. Connell Foundation, the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division, LA County Arts Commission, Pasadena Community Foundation, and Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts.

The Pasadena Community Orchestra is proud to announce that we are recipients of a grant from the Pasadena Showcase House For the Arts! Each year, awards, gifts and grants are given to schools and symphonic associations like the P.C.O. Without this kind of support from our community of friends, donors and supporters we would not be able to bring you FREE Classical programming. The PCO uses funds from this key grant to bring to you our Annual Young Artist Competition Program and Concert. This year, we are proud to announce the 2016 Award Recipient, Alexander Agate. Click here to learn more about Alexander and be sure to RSVP for this FREE Concert event here.

Registration for this highly popular event will sell out fast! Seating is limited, so please make your donation to attend by February 24th. RESERVE YOUR SEAT ONLINE.

The 5th Annual Chamber Music Gala + Fundraiser is a rare opportunity to enjoy chamber music in a small private setting. Featuring Ensemble Hotteterre
Drs. Paul Sherman and Asuncion Ojeda, Artistic Directors presenting “Winds of Change,” Baroque works for winds performed on original instruments,
plus explorations of life in the Baroque period. Join us for wine and hors d’oeuvres at 2:30 p.m. Following the 3:00 p.m. performance, meet the artists over dessert.

All proceeds benefit Pasadena Community Orchestra. For further information, please contact us at: publicity@pcomusic.org or 626-445-6708

It is very exciting for me to welcome you to another season with the PCO! We invite you to experience with us the magic of live music, to explore new works as well as revisit old favorites, and to enrich your lives with these great works of art. The energizing and uplifting performances by this outstanding orchestra are not to be missed! This season we feature symphonic works by composers including Beethoven, Berlioz, Dvorak, and Mendelssohn, and we’ll present concertos for solo cello and for two pianos, as well as our Young Artist performer in May. See you at the concerts!